Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930)

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Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930)
Planet Earth, Apollo 10, May 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.0 x 19.2 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. "You begin to see and realize after a period of time that the Earth's rotating, because the continents are beginning to change places. And the second day, now you've been looking at the Earth, it's become quite small and continues to get smaller, but very slowly does it continue to get smaller. So it's pretty dynamic in those first twelve hours, that's when things really happen' remembered Eugene Cernan (Chaikin, Voices, p. 25). 'Due to the time of year, trajectory, and weather, it is one of the best photos of the North American continent from the Apollo program... I could look at this great view for hours and try to capture the meaning of it all,' said Tom Stafford. 'I thank God I had the opportunity to fly this incredible mission with my fellow crew members and see the sights that only few in the history of the planet have ever seen' (Jacobs, p. 53). The NASA negative number is AS10-34-5014.

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, p. 53; Thomas, p. 171; Jacobs, p. 52.
Estimate $700-900


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